This course provides a practical, finance-focused introduction to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with a clear emphasis on real-life application. It is designed to support professionals working across different industries and company sizes, covering the core IFRS principles and the standards most commonly encountered in practice.

In addition to building a solid IFRS foundation, the course highlights key differences between IFRS and Dutch GAAP, helping you understand how and why financial reporting outcomes may differ under each framework. You will leave with a structured overview of IFRS, improved ability to interpret IFRS financial statements, and a stronger base for reporting, analysis, and audit discussions

This course is designed for finance professionals who will play a central role in CSRD compliance and sustainability reporting under ESRS. You will learn the CSRD scope and timeline, reporting architecture, and the finance implications of double materiality, value chain data, and assurance requirements.

The course focuses on integrating sustainability reporting into existing financial reporting cycles—covering governance, internal controls, data quality, documentation, and KPI definitions. By the end, you will understand how to set up finance-led processes that produce consistent, comparable, and audit-ready CSRD disclosures, and how to coordinate effectively with sustainability, risk, and operations teams.